Military satellite markets to see greater investment, study predicts - News
December 29, 2023DUBLIN. Revenue for military satellite markets is forecast to surpass $15.8 billion across the world in 2024, with strong revenue growth through to 2034, according to the outlook in a new report from Research and Markets, "Military Satellites Market Report 2024-2034."
High-speed VTOL project for DARPA signs four firms - News
December 28, 2023ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) chose four companies to develop a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) craft that operates at highers speeds than the current V-22 Osprey tiltrotor military aircraft.
Naval aviation training center delivered to German navy - News
December 27, 2023STOLBERG, Germany. Military-training services provider CAE reports delivery of a training center to the German navy; the state-of-the-art training center will support naval aviators and crew with multiple simulators for crew training for the NH90 NTH Sea Lion naval transport helicopter.
Uncrewed traffic management cybersecurity model gets green light from FAA - News
December 27, 2023ANTWERP, Belgium. Uncrewed traffic management (UTM) system provider Unifly announced the completion of its Unified UTM Cybersecurity Model project, granted aproval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
High-capacity storage for battlefield use handles AI data sets and other military tasks - News
December 22, 2023RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. General Micro Systems (GMS) announced the launch of the rugged X9 Spider storage system intended for military-focused sensor data recorders, artificial intelligence (AI) data sets, networked storage, and data payload “sneaker net” portable data movement.
Cybersecurity contract inked by MilDef and Clavister - News
December 21, 2023HELSINGBORG, Sweden. Rugged IT provider MilDef reports that Swedish mission-critical network-security firm Clavister ordered MilDef's hardware as part of a contract valued at 97 million SEK ($9.6 million).
C4ISR contracts valued at as much as $1.3 billion signed between General Dynamics, Canada's army - News
December 21, 2023OTTAWA, Ontario. General Dynamics Mission Systems--Canada won four contracts cumulatively valued at up to $1.68 billion Canadian ($1.3 billion) with the government of Canada to support the land command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) system for the Canadian army.
Super-high-frequency communication market set for notable growth to 2030, report predicts - News
December 21, 2023SAN FRANCISCO. The size of the global super-high-frequency (SHF) communication market is expected to reach $7.13 billion by 2030, registering a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.5% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report from Grand View Research, "Global Super High Frequency Communication Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Technology Type (5G sub-6 GHz, 5G mm Wave), Frequency Range, Radome Type, Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2023-2030."
Space Systems Command awards Phase 2 contract for satcom plan - News
December 20, 2023ARLINGTON, Va. The Space Systems Command (SSC) of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) announced the fourth Phase 2 engineering change award for a satellite communications (SATCOM) enterprise management and control (EM&C) contract (fifth engineering change award overall) to a team led by RKF Engineering Solutions (RKF).
Defensive microwave antenna systems under contract by Raytheon, USAF, Navy - News
December 19, 2023TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon will design, build, and test two high-power microwave antenna systems for the U.S. military that will use directed energy to defeat airborne threats; the systems are intended to be rugged and transportable for use on the front lines where needed.
Defense innovation hub at Wichita State is first on a university campus - News
December 18, 2023WICHITA, Kan. Wichita State University (WSU) announced that its FirePoint Innovations Center has been selected to deliver Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub programming for the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) through the newly established Great Plains Mission Acceleration Center (MAC), part of a national network of resources designed to connect small businesses, academia, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to support defense-focused technology development.
Defense intelligence deal for DIA inked with Northrop Grumman - News
December 18, 2023FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman won a contract -- valued up to $700 million -- to provide the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) with an integrated cloud and sensor solution aimed at increasing the speed of battlefield intelligence.
Avionics flight deck from Honeywell Anthem chosen for Overture supersonic - News
December 15, 2023CENTENNIAL, Colo. Boom Supersonic chose Honeywell Anthem's integrated flight deck and modular avionics platform for its Overture aircraft; special variants of the Overture are planned for enabling quick-reaction aviation capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies.
DARPA chooses Raytheon to develop wireless airborne energy-relay web - News
December 14, 2023ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Raytheon a two-year, $10 million contract to design and develop a wireless airborne-relay system to deliver energy into contested environments as part of its Energy Web Dominance program.
AI-enabled sensing radar gets FCC authorization - News
December 14, 2023BURLINGTON, Mass. MatrixSpace obtained authorization of its MatrixSpace Radar from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which means that its small-footprint radar system can now be used by defense, commercial, and private organizations in the U.S.
Lynx Software Technologies acquires open source software security firm Timesys - News
December 14, 2023SAN JOSE, Calif. Lynx Software Technologies has acquired Timesys (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), a provider of development tools, cybersecurity solutions, and software-ngineering services for open source embedded and edge software applications.
Block 4 work for F-35 EW system gets BAE Systems update - News
December 13, 2023FALLS CHURCH, Va. BAE Systems is giving an update on its progress as it works to produce AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare (EW) suites for the Block 4 version of the F-35 fighter.
MOSA sensor for cislunar space missions gets green light from AFRL - News
December 12, 2023EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Pacific Defense signed at Phase II contract worth $9.4 million with the Space Control Technology Branch of the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to complete development of a low-size, weight, and power (SWaP) sensor built using modular open systems approach (MOSA) principles in an effort to address the rapidly expanding challenge of space situational awareness (SSA) in the cislunar region (the space between the earth and the moon).
AI decision-making contract signed by USAF Reserve Command and HumanTouch - News
December 12, 2023McLEAN, Va. IT company HumanTouch announced it signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) to deliver digital program objective memorandum (POM) automation solutions to AFRC's more than 82,000 manpower billets in support of AFRC’s efforts to automate, modernize, and develop artificial intelligence (AI) decision capabilities into its budgeting processes with the aim of increased workforce savings, program efficiencies, and superior accuracy.
Semi-autonomous craft from Saab ordered by U.S. Navy for Kuwait forces - News
December 12, 2023LINKÖPING, Sweden. Saab won a contract with the U.S. Navy to provide a Double Eagle semi-autonomous remotely operated vehicle (SAROV) for the naval forces of Kuwait.